title: [Overweight and abdominal fat in adult population of Teresina, PI].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine prevalence of overweight and abdominal fat in adult population in the urban area of Teresina-PI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with probabilistic sample by conglomerates. The study evaluated 464 adults, 20 to 59 years of age living in the urban area of Teresina-PI. Nutritional status was classified by the body mass index (BMI) and abdominal fat accumulation was estimated according to waist circumference. The significance level was set at 5% (p<0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of overweight and obesity according to nutritional status based on BMI was, respectively, 30.0% and 7.7%. There was an increase in the proportion of overweight and obesity among men with progressively higher family income. Highest rates of obesity were found among individuals 50 to 59 years of age with stable marriages and nonsmokers. No association was found between individual or family income and presence of abdominal fat in the population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of overweight in the study population follows the Brazilian trend. Proportions of overweight and obesity were higher among men and increased with age. Women and married persons showed a greater tendency for abdominal obesity.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI.
authors.forename: Lorena Guimarães Martins
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Holanda
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo de Carvalho E
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Manoel Dias de
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Souza Filho
authors.forename: Cecília Maria Resende Gonçalves de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Regina Célia de
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.forename: Lívia Maria Moura
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Lorena Patrícia Leal
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Emanuella Machado
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult